United States · US–China economic relations · 2026-09-20
US-China talks update: Washington proposes AI incident alerts as trade board starts
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington proposed a notification mechanism for AI incidents with national-security implications during the September 20 New York talks. The two sides also launched a Board of Trade to study tariff changes for some nonsensitive goods. No tariff agreement was announced, and China's response to the AI proposal is not public.
United States · Diplomacy and Venezuela · 2026-09-18
Trump to meet Venezuela's interim president Rodríguez in New York
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said on September 18 that President Donald Trump will meet interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez during a UN General Assembly leaders' reception in New York next Tuesday.
Russia and China veto extension of U.N. monitoring of Iran sanctions
The U.N. Security Council voted on September 17 on a U.S. proposal to extend the Iran-sanctions expert panel. The measure received 11 votes but failed after vetoes by Russia and China; Somalia and Pakistan abstained.
U.S. federal judge vacates Education Department policy ending DEI-linked teacher grants
A federal court in Massachusetts ruled on September 17 that the Education Department's 2025 directive to terminate grants involving diversity, equity and inclusion was arbitrary and capricious under administrative law, and vacated the directive. The ruling does not automatically restore every terminated grant.
United States · Diplomacy and Venezuela